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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Tappe, Dennis ; Meyer, Michael ; Oesterlein, Anett ; Jaye, Assan ; Frosch, Matthias ; ... More +
Tappe, Dennis ; Meyer, Michael ; Oesterlein, Anett ; Jaye, Assan ; Frosch, Matthias ; Schoen, Christoph ; Pantchev, Nikola ; Less -
Description:
Visceral pentastomiasis caused by Armillifer armillatus larvae was diagnosed in 2 dogs in The Gambia. Parasites were subjected to PCR; phylogenetic analysis confirmed relatedness with branchiurans/crustaceans. Our investigation highlights transmission of infective A. armillatus ova to dogs and, by serologic evidence, also to 1 human, demonstrating a public health concern.
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Adult
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Antibodies
Armillifer Armillatus
Child
Dispatch
Dog Diseases
Dogs
Female
Gambia
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Occupational Exposures
Ovum
Parasites
Parasitic Diseases
Parasitic Diseases, Animal
Pentastomes
Pentastomiasis
Pentastomida
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Snakes
The Gambia
Zoonoses
Dispatch
Zoonoses

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 17(2):251-254. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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